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Posted by Mark on January 26, 2002 at 23:13:00:

In Reply to: My iguana posted by Shadykid on January 26, 2002 at 22:31:33:

My iguana is about 3 foot 2 inches id say es in a 50 gallon tank

Yes, that is too small. You will not be able to buy an aquarium big enough for an adult iguana.

he has a heat rock but im working on getiing him a heat pad instead

In my opinion ( after seeing what a heat rock can do), anything in the world is better than a heat rock. Do you have any spare light fixtures? Can you give him a heat bulb (protected to keep him away from it) instead? A heating pad will cost under $10 if you want to do that...

and ive got a 36 inch floresant light

What kind of flourescent light? Is it a reptile UVB light, or just a regular flourescent? It needs to be a light that produces UVB, or it is just a light doing NO good.

it seems that the 50 gallon is getting too small for him especially in width and length i suppose if i really wanted to i cud put him on my bura with say a 64 gallon tank or so

Stop buying aquariums. They will never be big enough, as I stated before. If your school has a carpentry class, you can build him a cage for really cheap. All you need is wood, screws, and hardware net. Hardware net is the plastic screen with 1/4" to 1/3" spaces between the mesh. You can get a cheap roll of it at Home Depot. I just built a cage for an iguana yesterday... Took only a few hours to finish.

but i dont have much $ im 14 and i got no job i also have 3 corn snakes.

How do you feed the snakes and the iguana? Someone must be buying food for them... If you are 14, you can find work. Have your considered a paper route? Anything at all.... There is ways for a 14 yr old to make money. Trust me, I was once there. When I was 14, I ran 3 paper routes, and took in over $500 a month. I worked at McDonalds from the day I turned 15 (legal working age in MN), until I was over 18 yrs old. I'm 23 now, and making decent money. At 14, I would have never dreamed of trying to care for animals that I couldnt afford to feed or provide housing for.

o and by the way the iguana is 4 years old.

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: <snip>My iguana is about 3 foot 2 inches id say es in a 50 gallon tank<snip> : Yes, that is too small. You will not be able to buy an aquarium big enough for an adult iguana. : : <snip>he has a heat rock but im working on getiing him a heat pad instead<snip> : In my opinion ( after seeing what a heat rock can do), anything in the world is better than a heat rock. Do you have any spare light fixtures? Can you give him a heat bulb (protected to keep him away from it) instead? A heating pad will cost under $10 if you want to do that... : <snip>and ive got a 36 inch floresant light<snip> : What kind of flourescent light? Is it a reptile UVB light, or just a regular flourescent? It needs to be a light that produces UVB, or it is just a light doing NO good. : <snip>it seems that the 50 gallon is getting too small for him especially in width and length i suppose if i really wanted to i cud put him on my bura with say a 64 gallon tank or so<snip> : Stop buying aquariums. They will never be big enough, as I stated before. If your school has a carpentry class, you can build him a cage for really cheap. All you need is wood, screws, and hardware net. Hardware net is the plastic screen with 1/4" to 1/3" spaces between the mesh. You can get a cheap roll of it at Home Depot. I just built a cage for an iguana yesterday... Took only a few hours to finish. : <snip>but i dont have much $ im 14 and i got no job i also have 3 corn snakes.<snip> : How do you feed the snakes and the iguana? Someone must be buying food for them... If you are 14, you can find work. Have your considered a paper route? Anything at all.... There is ways for a 14 yr old to make money. Trust me, I was once there. When I was 14, I ran 3 paper routes, and took in over $500 a month. I worked at McDonalds from the day I turned 15 (legal working age in MN), until I was over 18 yrs old. I'm 23 now, and making decent money. At 14, I would have never dreamed of trying to care for animals that I couldnt afford to feed or provide housing for. : o and by the way the iguana is 4 years old.

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